Guides for GPU Cloud Users
Provider comparisons, deployment recipes, and honest cost breakdowns for independent AI developers.
How to Pay for the Claude API With USDT or Alipay (2026)
Step-by-step: top up a Claude API balance with USDT on TRC-20, Alipay, Google Pay, Apple Pay or a Visa/Mastercard. What each method needs, the mistakes that lose money, the first top-up bonus, and Claude prices at half the official rate.
Claude in Cursor, Cline and Continue (2026): Claude Code Only for Now, Other Models Instead
Claude models on cloudgpu.app currently work through Claude Code only, not in Cursor, Cline or Continue. How to set up Claude Code with your key, and how to use DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi in Cursor, Cline and Continue on the same endpoint.
Run Claude Code on a Cheaper API Endpoint at Half the Official Price (2026)
Point Claude Code at a cheaper Claude endpoint with two environment variables. Sonnet 5.5 at $1 / $5 and Opus 5.5 at $2 / $10 per million tokens, the Haiku-slot setting you must not skip, and a settings.json you can copy.
Claude API Proxy and OpenAI-Compatible Endpoints (2026): Claude Code Only for Now
What a Claude API gateway is, why Claude models on cloudgpu.app currently work through Claude Code only, how the OpenAI-compatible endpoint serves the other models, and how to evaluate a gateway before you trust it.
Cheap Claude API Access With Alipay and No US Card (2026)
Use Claude Opus and Sonnet in Claude Code at half the official Claude API price. Pay with Alipay, Google Pay, Apple Pay or USDT — no separate account or US card needed.